297
297
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 297
favorite 0
quote 0
it remains a fragile economy. you said earlier in this interview that you don't think that these sequesters will provoke a double-dip recession. but this isn't going to help where we are now, is it? >> right. that's exactly my point. i mean, what we're talking about here -- if you think of the economy as sort of a bicycle, what you want to see is it moving enough so it's not wobbly. if you're growing at 2.5% to 3% which by the way cbo said yesterday growth could be 3%. but for all of this fiscal restrax we've been talking about now you're talking about 1.5%. that's a wobbly bicycle. yes, instead of building on some of the smengsed. job growth has done a little better than expected. instead of building on that kind of momentum, we're talking about yet another self-inflicted wound. i don't know how many times i've sat in the chair whether it's debt ceiling, sequester. we have got to stop inflicting wounds on this economy. it is political malpractice. >> indeed, it is. jared bernstein and dana milbank, thank you so m
it remains a fragile economy. you said earlier in this interview that you don't think that these sequesters will provoke a double-dip recession. but this isn't going to help where we are now, is it? >> right. that's exactly my point. i mean, what we're talking about here -- if you think of the economy as sort of a bicycle, what you want to see is it moving enough so it's not wobbly. if you're growing at 2.5% to 3% which by the way cbo said yesterday growth could be 3%. but for all of this...
126
126
Jan 29, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
if he cares about the economy, if republicans, democrats, independents care about the economy, this is the best thing that you can do for the economy. >> but congressman, rush limbaugh says he's concerned about the law. he's concerned about not rewarding people who come here illegally. that's his position. he says any kind of path to citizenship is rewarding wrongdoing. >> whether you like the laws that are around, you know, drug laws in this country, what have you, it's my understanding, correct me if i'm wrong, if rush limbaugh violated some tremendously -- violated some laws in this country, it's my understanding he didn't spend a day in jail. >> this is correct. >> my point is it's not about picking on him but i think the analogy is correct in using. when people use that vitriol and try to say they broke the law, gosh darn, it you broke the law and you didn't spend a day in jail. hopefully he paid his fines and hopefully he has it in his being to know not to do that again and to try to fix his life. with all due respect when you're talking about people who have been here from all o
if he cares about the economy, if republicans, democrats, independents care about the economy, this is the best thing that you can do for the economy. >> but congressman, rush limbaugh says he's concerned about the law. he's concerned about not rewarding people who come here illegally. that's his position. he says any kind of path to citizenship is rewarding wrongdoing. >> whether you like the laws that are around, you know, drug laws in this country, what have you, it's my...
123
123
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
there is a way to address budgetary and gdeficit issues ad invest in our economy. there's a way to protect people who are must vulnerable and to ask people who have been blessed to pony up a little bit more. it's not going to stop them from getting yachts and planes and all those goodies. but kids will have meals. >> yes, indeed. >> and seniors will have warm houses to live in. >> joy, i seem to recall that this issue of closing loopholes and reducing deductions was suggested by some republicans not so long ago. take a listen. >> we propose to close those special interest loopholes. let's ged rid of special interest loopholes. plug loopholes, lower everybody's tax rates. get rid of special interest loopholes. plug these loopholes. >> so for mr. ryan, plugging loopholes is great when mitt romney proposes it as an idea but as soon as the president does, it's off the table. >> first of all, who is mitt romney. >> sorry? >> oh, right, that guy. i remember him. you're exactly right. you were getting to it in your intro, the sequester was the ransom that republicans in t
there is a way to address budgetary and gdeficit issues ad invest in our economy. there's a way to protect people who are must vulnerable and to ask people who have been blessed to pony up a little bit more. it's not going to stop them from getting yachts and planes and all those goodies. but kids will have meals. >> yes, indeed. >> and seniors will have warm houses to live in. >> joy, i seem to recall that this issue of closing loopholes and reducing deductions was suggested...
146
146
Feb 1, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 1
today's monthly jobs report only confirmed that slowly but surely we're adding jobs to the economy. in fact, those jobs we added in november and december turns out the government underestimated how many there were, and as one cnbc contributor jokingly put it, the u.s. is threatened by job inflation. it's good news for the white house, right? yes, but between gun safety, immigration reform, the sequester, the budget, and a number of the international crises, there is no rest for the weary. in fact, there's a phrase the white house likes to repeat to describe this very fact. >> certainly in my job but i think congress as well, they've got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. so we can focus on jobs. >> we have to both walk and chew gum at the same time. >> walk and chew gum at the same time. >> all right. joining us now, michelle cottle, d.c. correspondent for the daily beast and "newsweek" whose latest issue profiles hillary clinton, and julian epstein, a democratic strategist. welcome to you both. >> thanks. >> good afternoon. >> julian, how is the white house successfu
today's monthly jobs report only confirmed that slowly but surely we're adding jobs to the economy. in fact, those jobs we added in november and december turns out the government underestimated how many there were, and as one cnbc contributor jokingly put it, the u.s. is threatened by job inflation. it's good news for the white house, right? yes, but between gun safety, immigration reform, the sequester, the budget, and a number of the international crises, there is no rest for the weary. in...
134
134
Jan 31, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
government is now about 23% of the economy. it's a critical component, especially when the private sector is still kind of weak. so what we need to be thinking of now is not so much near-term deficit reduction but near-term jobs measures to help gave this nascent recovery more of a boost or we will see more reports that look like the one yesterday. the evidence for austerity is very, very negative, very clear. >> jonathan, we've seen positive signs in domestic auto sales and the housing market, but one of the arguments we've been making is that the short-term fixes like today that was voted on today, this sort of lurching from three-month agreement to two-month agreement to however long agreement they can get, that that actually also erodes confidence and frankly the markets don't seem to like that. >> no, they don't. and while, yes, you get a short-term benefit by putting off this sort of doomsday armageddon discussion until may, but again people shouldn't underestimate the need and desire on the part of business people of wal
government is now about 23% of the economy. it's a critical component, especially when the private sector is still kind of weak. so what we need to be thinking of now is not so much near-term deficit reduction but near-term jobs measures to help gave this nascent recovery more of a boost or we will see more reports that look like the one yesterday. the evidence for austerity is very, very negative, very clear. >> jonathan, we've seen positive signs in domestic auto sales and the housing...